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19 June 2018

lead story - BEING TRANSGENDER IS NOT A MENTAL ILLNESS, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS

Kashmira Gander
Newsweek

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18 June 2018

Donald Trump - RUSSIA STATE MEDIA DECLARES: 'TRUMP IS OURS!'

Cristina Maza
Newsweek

Awwwww... aren't they adorable?

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Iceland - Immigration Contradicting Itself, Breaking UN Guidelines In Trans Refugee Case

Paul Fontaine
The Reykjavík Grapevine

Bolungarvik, Iceland

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civil rights - June 2018 Declared LGBT Pride Month at Bloomfield Pride Picnic

John Lee
Tap Into Bloomfield

rotunda on town hall, Bloomfield, NJ

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Tennessee - Transgender activists with service dog say they were denied service at Nashville IHOP

Natalie Allison
Tennesseean

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lead story - Apply Now: Thousands of Transgender Job Opportunities In Financial Services

John Schneider, David Auten
Forbes

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17 June 2018

Donald Trump - Trump Is Nothing Without the Senate

Jeff Greenfield
Politico

US Senate

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ezs note: If you live in one of the following states -

Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota*, Mississippi*, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah or Vermont -

it's doubly important that you vote. When you enter the ballot box, be sure you vote for both the Representative and the Senator you have chosen. Oh, by the way, be sure you have registered! Thanks.

Indonesia - Indonesia’s LGBT crackdown

Febriana Firdaus
The Interpreter

Puncak Jaya, Indonesia

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civil rights - Maine lawyer who won landmark gay marriage case warns of civil rights backlash

Judy Harrison
Bangor Daily News

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Pennsylvania - Felony charges dropped against transgender woman accused of trying to burn flag at Philly Pride

Michael Boren
The Inquirer

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lead story - Pistons’ Reggie Bullock to transgender community: ‘I see y’all as people that I love’

Malika Andrews
Chicago Tribune

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16 June 2018

Wheatland, Pennsylvania

estimated transgender population: 3*
(rounded down)

Wheatland, PA

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ezs note: Wheatland, Pennsylvania is just a tiny little town, so not much goes on here. However, in 1985, an F5 tornado ripped through the town. There's no such as a larger tornado - F5 is as big as it gets. Let's hope they don't see that again.

*Credit: http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/How-Many-Adults-Identify-as-Transgender-in-the-United-States.pdf